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• bellyache

  

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  I am just wondering how much most people here spend weekly on tickets. 
• DoctorEw220

  

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  it depends on which jackpots are high, and if i'm feeling lucky.

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• MillionsWanted

  

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  Usually between $ 10-20 dollar totally on two lotteries a week.
  
  
• Rip Snorter

  

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  Usually 10 bucks per draw for 5 picks with the multiplier.  If I hit enough to be ahead sufficiently and the jackpot's a big one I'll go higher with the past winnings to try to cover more red ball possibilities. 

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• tg636

  

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  I have a MA 104 drawing season ticket for MM ($90 christmas special), and so far I haven't spent more than the 86 cents a drawing that costs. If the jackpot goes above $200 million I'll get 5 QP's each time until it's hit.
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  I spend 8 for day & night 4-5days a week less my winning instant tickets which maybe 10-15 dollars 3 maybe for days a week. so in one week I may spend between 50-100 dollars but I hit 2 or 3 times a week for 65 dollars or more. Most of the time I get back what I but out maybe give or take 5 or 10 dollars.

   

  The last 3 weeks I have hit for 200.00 or more every week. 

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• JimmySand9

  

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  I spent $20 total on my trip to DC. And I'm proud to say that's the most I've ever spent.

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• PrisonerSix

  

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  Right now I'm only playing Louisiana Lotto on Wednesday and Friday for a $1 each time. I occasionally, not more than once every 3-4 months or so, get a scratch ticket and when Powerball gets up above $100 million, I buy one or two and if there are Powerball pools going on at work, I'm always in them.
  
  
  
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• DoctorEw220

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by DoctorEw220 on March 20, 2005

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  it depends on which jackpots are high, and if i'm feeling lucky.
  
  

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  by this, i mean that if the jackpot is high, considering the odds. for example, mega millions is at $63 million for tonight, and i have 5 tickets. rolling cash 5 is $718,000 for tonight, but i have 20 tickets. make sense?

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• Rip Snorter

  

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  by this, i mean that if the jackpot is high, considering the odds. for example, mega millions is at $63 million for tonight, and i have 5 tickets. rolling cash 5 is $718,000 for tonight, but i have 20 tickets. make sense?
  

  Probably does to most of the DB users, judging from their comments elsewhere on the board.  I'll confess, Doctor, it's a mystery to me.  But I'm generally new here.  Likely I'll come around to that way of thinking after I've had a while to catch on.

  A PB ticket with 5 numbers and a multiplier pays 5 times the standard amount most times when the multiplier is 5.  5 correct picks without the red ball is $100K without the multiplier, maybe $500K with it.  For a $10 ticket.  Odds are about 1:1.3 million.  Probably not a lot different than on your rolling cash 5, but half the price of your 20 tickets.

  But I see every poster on this DB bemoaning the 5 number bonus, wishing it wasn't there.  I guess I have a ways to go to come around to understanding that reasoning.

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  p6:

  If PB ever gets that high again.